INFLUENCE OF PUMP PRESSURE AND ENGINE SPEED ON ERGONOMIC PARAMETERS OF FORWARDER OPERATORS

ABSTRACT Reducing engine speed and pressure of forest machine hydraulic pumps may be a strategy to achieve a reduction in fuel costs. However, this approach can positively or negatively affect the ergonomic parameters of the operators, in particular, the whole-body vibration and repetitive movements...

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Main Authors: Diego Weslly Ferreira do Nascimento Santos, Domingos Sárvio Magalhães Valente, Haroldo Carlos Fernandes, Amaury Paulo de Souza, Luciano José Minette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Investigações Florestais 2020-12-01
Series:Revista Árvore
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-67622020000100223&tlng=en